Instinctive and Learned Behavior

Behaviors are the different ways an animal acts to meet its needs.

Behaviors are broken down into two types, Instinctive Behavior and Learned Behavior.

Instinctive Behavior is governed by internal knowledge that the animal was born with. This Instinctive Behavior is found in animals that do not receive any parenting. Animals with majority of Instinctive Behavior are limited in how they interact with their environment. They can only be what they were born to be. They cannot change their behaviors. The benefits of instinctive behavior is that the animals that are once born are able to live on their own without direct parental involvement.


Prezi Learned and Innate (Instinctive Behavior)




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Learned Behavior is governed by interacting with its species and the environment to "learn" how to survive. This Learned Behavior can be achieved by observing/modeling it's parent's activities. Animals that require Learned Behavior must spend a certain amount of time with parents when young to learn the skills to survive. A disadvantage is that without it's parents, the young would not survive. Animals that require Learned Behavior need time with parents to develop. The benefit is that once the parents are gone, the young will continue to learn throughout their life and change their Learned Behaviors where necessary to further meet their needs.



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